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Operating Systems · Quiz 2 · 23 Nov 2025 · September 2025 term

Operating Systems Quiz 2 23 Nov 2025 — Question 11

Question 11

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Select all the correct statements

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Mutexes use busy wait while trying to acquire the lock.

  2. B

    Mutexes can be also implemented with spinlocks

  3. C

    A blocking semaphore with S initialized to 1 is similar to a mutex.

  4. D

    The Thundering herd problem of the mutexes can be solved using a queue.

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Correct answers

  • C

    A blocking semaphore with S initialized to 1 is similar to a mutex.

  • D

    The Thundering herd problem of the mutexes can be solved using a queue.

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Question 11 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 2 paper sat on 23 Nov 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Nov 2025 NEW). It carries 3 marks.

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